I like how these lyrics trivialize the hurt of a break-up (I recently went through one).
The crux is, of course, he won't feel hurt this second time, because everything goes backwards, so they'll break up as they once met: happy. ("I don't mind losing you this time.")
But there's more going on here. "I'll meet you coming backwards" means he originally walked away from her, so when the universe expands he won't even look her in the eye when he meets her again. This could indicate he still holds a grudge or blames her for something. As if he WANTS to turn his back on her this time around. Not make the same mistake again.
The last part, "We'll part as happy strangers from a long friendship that grew from such a love" might not be about this hypothetical expanded universe, but about what actually happened. A lot of relationships end because people have become friends rather than lovers. That strong friendship did originally grow from an enormous love, however.
Yeah, I forgot -- that last part is cool because just as the universe will revert to its original state, this relationship has ended how it began: as a friendship.
Yeah, I forgot -- that last part is cool because just as the universe will revert to its original state, this relationship has ended how it began: as a friendship.
It also shows how there might be no point in giving it another try. What's done is done, and you shouldn't take second chances with ex-lovers because it's doomed to fail.
It also shows how there might be no point in giving it another try. What's done is done, and you shouldn't take second chances with ex-lovers because it's doomed to fail.
Which made me think, perhaps this song is not about turning back time at all, to get rid of the pain or whatever.
Which made me think, perhaps this song is not about turning back time at all, to get rid of the pain or whatever.
It's about a friendship-turned romance-turned back into friendship. A common chain of events for many relationships. Which reminded him of the ultimate fate of the universe. Which got him thinking and gave him an apt metaphor for the entire song.
It's about a friendship-turned romance-turned back into friendship. A common chain of events for many relationships. Which reminded him of the ultimate fate of the universe. Which got him thinking and gave him an apt metaphor for the entire song.
I like how these lyrics trivialize the hurt of a break-up (I recently went through one).
The crux is, of course, he won't feel hurt this second time, because everything goes backwards, so they'll break up as they once met: happy. ("I don't mind losing you this time.")
But there's more going on here. "I'll meet you coming backwards" means he originally walked away from her, so when the universe expands he won't even look her in the eye when he meets her again. This could indicate he still holds a grudge or blames her for something. As if he WANTS to turn his back on her this time around. Not make the same mistake again.
The last part, "We'll part as happy strangers from a long friendship that grew from such a love" might not be about this hypothetical expanded universe, but about what actually happened. A lot of relationships end because people have become friends rather than lovers. That strong friendship did originally grow from an enormous love, however.
Yeah, I forgot -- that last part is cool because just as the universe will revert to its original state, this relationship has ended how it began: as a friendship.
Yeah, I forgot -- that last part is cool because just as the universe will revert to its original state, this relationship has ended how it began: as a friendship.
It also shows how there might be no point in giving it another try. What's done is done, and you shouldn't take second chances with ex-lovers because it's doomed to fail.
It also shows how there might be no point in giving it another try. What's done is done, and you shouldn't take second chances with ex-lovers because it's doomed to fail.
Which made me think, perhaps this song is not about turning back time at all, to get rid of the pain or whatever.
Which made me think, perhaps this song is not about turning back time at all, to get rid of the pain or whatever.
It's about a friendship-turned romance-turned back into friendship. A common chain of events for many relationships. Which reminded him of the ultimate fate of the universe. Which got him thinking and gave him an apt metaphor for the entire song.
It's about a friendship-turned romance-turned back into friendship. A common chain of events for many relationships. Which reminded him of the ultimate fate of the universe. Which got him thinking and gave him an apt metaphor for the entire song.